Men’s Golf Finishes Fifth At Northern Invitational – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 29, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s golf team concluded play at the Northern Invitational Sunday, finishing the tournament with a three round score of 860. The Buckeyes finished the event with in a fifth-place tie with Indiana.
The Northern Invitational was held at the Indiana University Golf Course. The par 71, 6,942-yard Indiana University Golf Course will also be the site of the 2003 Big Ten Championships. The weekend event included teams throughout the Midwest and teams from the Big Ten Conference.
The Buckeyes were led by Kevin Hall (Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio) who shot a team best one over par tying him for 16th place. Hall tied his career low round with a third-round score of 68.
Zack Randol (So., Lawrence, NY.) also had an impressive showing finishing with a three round total of 3 over par 216 to place 25th overall.
James Lepp of Illinois won the tournament with a final round score of 11 under par. The Illini also won the tournament as a team with a total score of 844.
The Buckeyes will return to action at the Koch Invitational in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 15-16.
Team Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Total 1. Illinois 280 283 280 843 2. Minnesota 281 283 280 844 3. Michigan State 294 281 273 848 4. Xavier 282 287 280 849 T5. Indiana 295 282 283 860 T5. Ohio State 294 283 283 860 7. Iowa 285 285 291 861 8. Penn State 287 291 285 863 9. Miami 293 282 293 868 10. Eastern Michigan 298 281 291 870 11. Wisconsin 292 290 292 874 12. Ball State 296 289 295 880 13. Michigan 291 292 298 881 14. Marshall 299 289 295 883 15. Ohio 291 295 300 886 16. Western Kentucky 293 294 305 892
Individuals Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Total 1. James Lepp, Illinois 65 67 70 202 2. Jim Fuller, Penn State 66 70 69 205 3. Mike Tapper, Iowa 66 69 71 206 4. Jeff Overton, Indiana 69 67 71 207 T5. Brandon Boomsma, Ball State 70 68 70 208 T5. Casey Lubahn, Michigan State 70 70 68 208 T5. Matt Makinson, Xavier 70 70 68 208
OSU Individuals Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Total T16 Kevin Hall 75 71 68 214 T25 Zack Randol 75 71 70 216 T28 Dave Bieterman 74 68 75 217 T33 Zach Doran 74 74 70 218 T47 Darren Lundgren 71 73 77 221 T47 Peter Riddell 74 75 72 221
